08-13-2005, 12:20 AM | #211 |
Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
|
In an effort to keep myself from checking only nonfiction out of the city library:
Ireland, by Frank Delaney. Bill O'Reilly recommended it, nice Irish boy that he is. Sort of Irish history as myth, and myths as Irish history. In nonfiction, Allah's Torch and The Blitzkrieg Myth.
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. |
08-13-2005, 01:19 AM | #212 | |
lobber of scimitars
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Phila Burbs
Posts: 20,774
|
Quote:
I'm about to start Brutal Mercies by R.E. Yantorno. The author is a local cop, and the book is set in the Philadelphia area.
__________________
wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis |
|
08-13-2005, 11:24 AM | #213 | |
UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,012
|
Quote:
|
|
08-16-2005, 09:37 PM | #214 |
Irrelevant Adulterant
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 43
|
Just tore through the Grouphug book. Ridiculous.
Also recently read The Cathedral & the Bazaar. Geek stuff. |
08-17-2005, 12:07 AM | #215 |
Esnohplad Semaj Ton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: A little south of sanity
Posts: 2,259
|
I just finished "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. Pretty good, I'm not sure how to describe the writing style. Think Kerouac, although more whiney and self-centered with a thick helping of sarcastic detachment.
Also pretty much everything, if not the entire book, in Cathedral & Bazaar is on Raymond's website. It's decent, though better when the stuff was fresh. My opinion of ESR has fallen greatly in the last year or two. The Art of Unix Programming, available in full on ESR's site, is a decent read. ESR's site Last edited by Perry Winkle; 08-17-2005 at 12:12 AM. |
08-17-2005, 01:40 AM | #216 |
lobber of scimitars
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Phila Burbs
Posts: 20,774
|
Based on a conversation at work tonight, I may reread American Psycho, if I can figure out where in my house i put it ... probably the back of the linen closet.
After that, I have an autographed copy of Rick Santorum's "It Takes a Family." I am sure that RichLevy thinks that the plots of these two books are identical.
__________________
wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis |
08-18-2005, 08:44 PM | #217 |
Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
|
Now it's Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms, by Ed Rollins. Seems being a political campaign manager is wearing on a body and soul.
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. |
08-19-2005, 08:09 PM | #218 |
Pump my ride!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England
Posts: 1,890
|
Four to recommend:
'Mad World, My Masters' - non fiction/factual by John Simpson (BBC World Correspondent) - well-structured collection of stories and anecdotes. His style never fails to surprise as the stories move to different conclusions than that expected. 'French Revolutions' - non-fiction/humour by Tim Moore - non-cyclist decides to bike the route of the Tour de France - will amuse even the non-cyclist (thank god for that!) - great story-teller with all the right material and incidents to make the job so much easier. 'To the Baltic with Bob - non-fiction/humour by Griff Rhyss-Jones - non-sailor Griff takes wooden yacht from UK to Tallinn in the Baltic Sea aided by equally incapable crew of two - three obtuse personalities inside cramped quarters make for an inspiring mix of humour and tragedy (the tragedy being the funny sort!) 'The Burning Girl' - fiction/crime by Mark Billingham - #4 in the Inspector Tom Thorne series. Set in and around London - believable characters, good story well told - researches thoroughly - consider the other 3 titles as well 'Sleepyhead', 'Scaredy-Cat' and 'Lazybones'
__________________
Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears |
08-19-2005, 10:39 PM | #219 |
Traded your soul for pogs.
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Champaign, IL
Posts: 646
|
I just finished Lucky by Alice Sebold... wow - it was so good. She needs to write more books.... I've already read both of her books and both were GREAT!
__________________
I love England, what can I say? |
08-20-2005, 01:35 AM | #220 |
lobber of scimitars
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Phila Burbs
Posts: 20,774
|
A couple of days ago a U-Haul truck pulled up in front of the hospital. One of my coworkers saw it, said, "Oh shit, I'm outta here!" and headed for a room in the office with much better blast resistance.
I, on the otherhand, took my place behind the bullet resistant glass and cheerily asked, "How can I help you?" when the driver of the U-Haul and his girlfriend came into the foyer. "Yeah, can we donate some books? We were patients here, and we know you always need stuff for the library." (our hospital is something of a match.com for lunatics) "Sure," I said, having no idea what I was getting into ... Several handtruck loads later there were eight banana boxes crammed full of books in my already cramped office. Donated book rule is this ... staff goes through them first and removes anything that would be inappropriate for our unit ... (I sure hope someone pulled "Audrey Rose," "For the Love of Audrey Rose," and "The Exorcist" out of the boxes before they got to Activities ... I would have, but I already have all three of them). The mix in the boxes was a lot better than we usually end up with ... plenty of mysteries, lots of science fiction, some stuff that would be appropriate for adolescents, and the customary ton of romance novels. There was even a book on MC68000 Assembly Language lurking in the textbook box. So, right now I am screening some classic Ellery Queen Mysteries for content prior to delivering them to the unit. Most of the books of the "I really would want these" category were ones that I had already read, and for the most part, still have in my book closet. I already finished the Archie Double Digest and the Betty and Veronica Double Digest and have passed them onto my coworker's 10 year old daughter. (she's ending up with a couple Hardy Boys mysteries, and at least three of the Black Stallion books, and the obligatory copy of Island of the Blue Dolphins.)
__________________
wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis |
08-21-2005, 01:57 AM | #221 |
Profitable Prophet
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 30
|
I've been reading a novel called "The Door to December" by Dean Koontz, and it's around 500 pages long
|
08-22-2005, 12:44 AM | #222 |
Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
|
And on to The Neocon Reader, Irwin Stelzer, editor. Not a manifesto, but a collection of essays about, or relating to, what for convenience we'll call neocon ideas.
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. |
08-22-2005, 11:05 AM | #223 | |
This is a fully functional babe lair
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Akron, OH
Posts: 2,324
|
Quote:
__________________
Kiss my white Irish ass. |
|
09-01-2005, 01:37 AM | #224 |
Resident President
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 82
|
[quote=perth]Aldous Huxley.
I've been re-reading Vonnegut some, "Breakfast of Champions", "Slaughterhouse 5". I find I can't put one of his books down after I've started reading. What did you get out of Slaughterhouse 5? Did you get you can't do anything to change the future so just go with it? I dont' know. What is Breakfast of Champions about? Please let me know.
__________________
Hurricanes are racist! |
09-01-2005, 01:47 AM | #225 |
Resident President
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 82
|
Books I've Read in Iraq
A Clockwork Orange-brilliant One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest-decent Haunted-weird read, but good-chuck palahnuik Fight Club-Great read, very philosophical-CP Choke-wierd, once again-CP Siddartha-okay, good message Catch 22-great read if you are in the military, very funny To Kill A Mockingbird-Best book I've ever read It Can't Happen Here-very boring, but profound message Devils Apocrypha-just another twist on the Bible from Satan's point of view To Reign In Hell-another Satan's point of view book Farenhieght 451-Incredible Naked Pictures of Famous People-Very Funny American Gods-Neil Gaiman-Sci-Fi Fantasy, very amusing book Angels and Demons-Dan Brown's book before Divinci Code, it's okay. Illuminati-odd, but thought provoking And yes, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince-I'm only about 15% into it, but I'm not impressed thus far...I know, I know
__________________
Hurricanes are racist! |
Tags |
books |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 3 (0 members and 3 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|